Adobe Systems' November customer-appreciation event in San Francisco had more than one thing going for it — in fact, it had two. Staged at the new California Academy of Sciences and adjacent de Young Museum — two landmark Golden Gate Park buildin...
Los Angeles-based Corporate Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp allows co-workers to live out their rock-star dreams while strengthening teamwork and collaboration skills. Employees of all musical abilities come together to form bands and perform. All musi...
Sexy sells. When tasked with planning a profitable 15th annual Daffodil Ball fundraiser in a tough economy, Alison Silcoff of Montreal-based Alison Silcoff Events knew she had to attract men — Canada's usual corporate donation decision-makers, sh...
There is luxury, then there is unique luxury. That's the distinction that Wuppertal, Germany-based Vok Dams Group sought to create for premium car-maker Lamborghini. For a series of two-day press launches of the Gallardo LP560-4, held over a two...
What's hot and trendy one minute can receive a chilly reception the next. And nowhere is this more evident than in the world of entertainment. But some forms have remarkable staying power. For your consideration, four great examples:
THE SOUNDS ...
Denied the privilege of attending her parents' grownups-only parties as a child — a bitter pill that “led to my numerous attempts to run away from home,” wryly recounts Debbie Meyers, CSEP — the determined event-addict eventually got older. And g...
David DeLoach has cleaned up at Walt Disney World. Literally. His first job at Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., was as a custodian. Now general manager of entertainment operations for the park, he shares what it means to truly love your work...
DESIGNING WOMAN
Cupertino, Calif.-based henna artist Roopa Raman brings the traditional Indian body-painting art of Mehndi to people of all ages and cultures through her company Henna Bash. Raman uses henna paste — made from the dried, powdered ...
In the case of the annual Celebrity Fight Night fundraiser in Phoenix, the stars come out for boxing legend-turned-humanitarian Muhammad Ali. But once they've signed on, it's the production work of Phoenix-based M Group Scenic Studios that makes ...
While a newspaper's redesign may be newsworthy, few would consider it the stuff that fashion shows are made of. President and CEO Carolyn Luscombe, CSEP, CMP, of Eclectic Events International in Toronto disagrees. When a Canadian newspaper asked ...
